Signed more info... Charles McPhee 1910 - 2002 was one of the original velvet painters. He studied with the founder of this genre, American Edgar Leeteg 1904 -1954. In the early years after WWII, painting on velvet was cast as a unique new technique enabling the artist to render life forms in a tactile and extremely lifelike way. McPhee enjoyed immense success, he was always one year behind with his portrait schedule of commissioned works. His popularity was such that his exhibitions were always sell outs. McPhee died in Auckland in November 2002 at the age of 92.

Signed more info... Charles McPhee 1910 - 2002 was one of the original velvet painters. He studied with the founder of this genre of painting, American Edgar Leeteg 1904-1954. The early years of velvet painting, after WWII was cast as a unique new style of painting that had a secret that enabled the artist to render life forms into a touchable, lifelike look that conveyed a sense of being there. McPhee enjoyed immense success from the first days of his debut, he was always one year behind with his portrait schedule. His popularity was such that his exhibitions were always sell outs. McPhee died in Auckland in November 2002 at the age of 92.

Charles McPhee (1910 - 2002) was one of the original velvet painters. He studied with the founder of this genere of painting, American Edgar Leetag (1904-1954). In the early years, velvet painting was cast as a unique new style that enabled the artist to render life forms into touchable lifelike images that conveyed a sense of being there. McPhee enjoyed immense success from the first days of his debute, he was always one year behind with his portrait schedule. His popularity was such that his exhibitions were always sell outs. McPhee died in Auckland in November 2002 at the age of 92.

A documentary titled 'Velvet Dreams' was directed by award winning Samoan director Sima Urale in 1998. It featured a man so obsessed by a woman seen in a junk shop painting that he traverses the Pacific to find out who she was. The narrator meets velvet artists and collectors in Seattle, Arthur Leeteg's widow in Tahiti, art historians in Auckland and, finally the then 88 year-old velvet painter, adventurer and party boy, Charles McPhee.

This movie can be viewed online at www.nzonscreen.com/title/velvet-dreams-1997/

Charles McPhee (1910 - 2002) was one of the original velvet painters. He studied with the founder of this genere of painting, American Edgar Leetag (1904-1954). The early years of velvet painting, after WWII was cast as a unique new style of painting that had a secret that enabled the artist to render life forms into a touchable, lifelike look that conveyed a sense of being there. McPhee enjoyed immense success from the first days of his debute, he was always one year behind with his portrait schedule. His popularity was such that his exhibitions were always sell outs. McPhee died in Auckland in November 2002 at the age of 92.

A documentary titled 'Velvet Dreams' was directed by award winning Samoan director Sima Urale in 1998. It featured a man so obsessed by a woman seen in a junk shop painting that he traverses the Pacific to find out who she was. The narrator meets velvet artists and collectors in Seattle, Arthur Leeteg's widow in Tahiti, art historians in Auckland and, finally the then 88 year-old velvet painter, adventurer and party boy, Charles McPhee.

This movie can be viewed online at www.nzonscreen.com/title/velvet-dreams-1997/

Signed & inscribed more info... Charles McPhee (1910 - 2002) was one of the original velvet painters. He studied with the founder of this genere of painting, American Edgar Leetag (1904-1954). The early years of velvet painting, after WWII was cast as a unique new style of painting that had a secret that enabled the artist to render life forms into a touchable, lifelike look that conveyed a sense of being there. McPhee enjoyed immense success from the first days of his debute, he was always one year behind with his portrait schedule. His popularity was such that his exhibitions were always sell outs. McPhee died in Auckland in November 2002 at the age of 92.

A documentary titled 'Velvet Dreams' was directed by award winning Samoan director Sima Urale in 1998. It featured a man so obsessed by a woman seen in a junk shop painting that he traverses the Pacific to find out who she was. The narrator meets velvet artists and collectors in Seattle, Arthur Leeteg's widow in Tahiti, art historians in Auckland and, finally the then 88 year-old velvet painter, adventurer and party boy, Charles McPhee.

This movie can be viewed online at www.nzonscreen.com/title/velvet-dreams-1997/